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Ex-Irish republican leader Gerry Adams wins BBC libel case
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» DUBLIN - Former Irish republican leader Gerry Adams won a libel case against the BBC on Friday, and was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages over a report containing allegations he was involved in killing a British spy.
Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» DUBLIN - Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, died early on Thursday at the age of 65 after a long illness, his widow announced, prompting a flood of tributes.
Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» DUBLIN - Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, has died aged 65 after a long illness, his wife announced Thursday.
US peace envoy tells N.Ireland leaders: 'Don't let it slip away'
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» BELFAST - The US senator who brokered peace in Northern Ireland in 1998 on Monday urged today's feuding political leaders to forge a new compromise as a lesson to the world.
Biden wraps up Ireland trip at Catholic shrine
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» DUBLIN: US President Joe Biden was winding down an emotive visit to Ireland with a visit Friday to the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in Knock, before delving deeper into his Irish family history.
Biden urges UK to protect peace in NIreland on visit 'home' to Ireland
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» DUBLIN - US President Joe Biden on Thursday declared "I'm home" as he was feted on a visit to his ancestral homeland Ireland, whose story he said proved the triumph of hope over despair.
Sunak, Biden to mark 25 years since N.Irish peace deal
AFP, Published on 10/04/2023
» LONDON - Northern Ireland on Monday marks the 25th anniversary of its landmark 1998 peace accords, with the UK province mired in political dysfunction and security concerns which threaten to overshadow the historic milestone.
Sinn Fein finds its voice in Ireland after vote gains
AFP, Published on 10/02/2020
» DUBLIN - Republican party Sinn Fein on Monday stood on the threshold of a potential role in Ireland's government after winning the popular vote in a weekend election, a result shattering the political landscape.
Ireland votes in 'three horse race'
AFP, Published on 08/02/2020
» DUBLIN: Ireland votes in a general election on Saturday, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar hoping to secure a new term on the back of Brexit but voters likely to judge him more on his domestic record.
ETA ends Europe's last armed insurgency
AFP, Published on 03/05/2018
» SAN SEBASTIAN (SPAIN) - Basque separatist group ETA formally declared its dissolution Thursday, marking the definitive end to western Europe's last armed insurgency after more than four decades of violence.